The former Great Britain league legend and England union defence coach has taken the Irish to No.1 in the world rankings.
The men in green are the bookies' favourites to win their first Six Nations title since 2018 and the lowest priced home nation for this year's World Cup.
But Farrell refuses to look beyond their next game, a tasty championship opener away to Warren Gatland's Wales on Saturday week.
He learned how quickly fortunes can turn in sport when England bombed out in the pool stages of their home World Cup in 2015.
But Sam Warburton (inset), two-time captain of the British and Irish Lions, is clear the cross-code great would be an "outstanding" choice to head up the 2025 tour to Australia.
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